Notebook: U-14 Magic Rallies For Another Title

March 16, 1999|By ED RICHARDS Daily Press

The Baystars U-14 Magic had to work some wonders to win its fourth consecutive soccer tournament March 6.

The Magic appeared in jeopardy of losing a winter-season tournament for the first time when it trailed the Richmond Strikers 2-0 in the championship game of the Williamsburg Sixes Indoor Tournament. But with eight minutes remaining, the Magic broke its dry spell with a goal by Dani O'Brien on a corner kick.

That revived the spirits of the Magic, and four minutes later Allison Daugherty scored on an assist from Lindey Foos to send the game into a sudden-death overtime.

The defenses took over in the overtime, with Kathryn Dykeman and Ashley Smith leading the Magic. That led to a scoreless deadlock, and the teams had to settle the contest in a shootout. The Magic prevailed on kicks by Joan Gill and Daugherty and two crucial saves by Daugherty in goal.

In advancing to the final, the Magic beat the Wildfire Lightning 2-1, the Richmond Capitals 3-1, the Williamsburg Sting 5-3 and the Midlothian Blast Premier 2-1.

Daugherty led the team in scoring with eight goals. O'Brien was next with three.

Margaret Krome-Lukens excelled in goal in the first three games before having to leave to compete in an all-district band competition.

The victories in the Williamsburg Sixes left the Magic with a 17-1-0 record. Its earlier tournament titles came in the Chesapeake Indoor Challenge, the Gloucester Shootout and the Elizabeth River Blizzard Bash.

WINNING WRESTLERS. Matt Rosen of the Peninsula Wrestling Association won two titles in the Virginia State Folkstyle Championships Saturday at Poquoson High School.

Rosen took first in the Novice and Schoolboy divisions. He and Duder Edmunds are headed for the AAU Southern Nationals in Fayetteville, N.C., this weekend and the USA Folkstyle Nationals in Topeka, Kan., the next week.

At the state meet, Edmunds placed third in Schoolboy. Other Gloucester-area wrestlers doing well in Poquoson for the PWA were: Steve Nabors, second in Schoolboy; Travis Latta, second in Cadet; Greg Todd and Gavin Todd, second in Juniors; and Chris Miclette, third in Juniors.

BLAST FALLS. The Baystars U-10 and U-11 Blast had problems getting off the launching pad March 6 in the Williamsburg Sixes Indoor Soccer Tournament.

The U-10 Gloucester team posted a 1-2 record; the U-11s an 0-2-1 mark.

In the U-10 opener, Jayson Barton scored the only Blast goal in a 4-1 loss to the Arsenal FC. In the next game, Stephen Jordan enjoyed a hat trick, but the Blast fell 6-3 to Peninsula United Black.

Barton scored two goals as the Blast won its final game against the Williamsburg Rapids, 2-1.

In the U-11 competition, the Blast opened with a 1-1 tie against the Williamsburg Fury Green on a goal by Adam McGuire.

The Gloucester squad had its chances but converted only once in its last two games - a 3-0 setback against the Newport News Aztec Red and a 5-1 loss to the Williamsburg United Gray. Craig Todd scored the Blast goal in the last game.

MEN'S BOWLING. Richard Guy and Carl Hanes of Gloucester finished in third place in the Division 2 doubles at the 48th annual Hampton Roads Bowling Association Handicap Tournament that concluded two weekends of play Sunday at Classic Lanes in Newport News.

Guy and Hanes combined for a 1,264-245 - 1,509 total. They finished behind the winning team of Charles and Richard Walker of Hampton (1,316-234 - 1,550) and the runner-up duo of Robert Owens and Richard Quillen of Hampton (1,221-299 - 1,520).